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GOV.UK task list component
Documents task list rows with task names, statuses, optional hint text, whole-row links, grouped task lists, status wording, and use for long complex services where users choose task order or return later.
Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete multiple tasks | Choose complete multiple tasks when users need a saved progress hub for several meaningful task sections in a transaction. | Selecting a task row opens that task and returns users to the same hub with updated status after save, skip, or completion. | GOV.UK supports task row names, statuses, hints, grouped lists, whole-row links, and chosen-order task completion. |
| Process list / step-by-step navigation | Choose a process list when users need an ordered overview of an end-to-end journey that combines guidance, service links, offline actions, or external tasks. | Activating a step expands or collapses its supporting task content without changing the user's transaction state. | GOV.UK Task list guidance distinguishes flexible in-service task completion and statuses from specifically ordered journey guidance. |
| Task list | Choose task list when the interface needs row-level task names, links, hint text, and status labels for a known set of service tasks. | A startable task row opens the represented task; the status label is not a separate primary command. | GOV.UK supports task row title, optional hint, status, href, id prefix, whole-row links, clear task names, concise hints, grouping, and status behavior. |
Evidence Role
This source is treated as pattern-library evidence. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.
Publisher: GOV.UK Design System. Last checked: .